Jamaica

Key facts

Land borders

Jamaica shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Jamaica in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Jamaica is a household name, so it can be the answer even in easy puzzles. These are the 23 claims from the pool that are true of Jamaica, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “K”1 of 11
• Is in North America1 of 23
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Is in the Americas1 of 35
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has a monarch as head of state1 of 42
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Its flag contains black1 of 44
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177